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Alaskan native villages threatened by erosion [[electronic resource] /] / Russell M. Trevino, editor
| Alaskan native villages threatened by erosion [[electronic resource] /] / Russell M. Trevino, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/921809798 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | TrevinoRussell M |
| Collana | Environmental science, engineering and technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Emergency management - Alaska
Relocation (Housing) - Alaska Erosion - Alaska Floods - Alaska Villages - Alaska Alaska natives - Government relations |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-61324-173-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461236803321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alaskan native villages threatened by erosion [[electronic resource] /] / Russell M. Trevino, editor
| Alaskan native villages threatened by erosion [[electronic resource] /] / Russell M. Trevino, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/921809798 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | TrevinoRussell M |
| Collana | Environmental science, engineering and technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Emergency management - Alaska
Relocation (Housing) - Alaska Erosion - Alaska Floods - Alaska Villages - Alaska Alaska natives - Government relations |
| ISBN | 1-61324-173-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789421003321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alaskan native villages threatened by erosion [[electronic resource] /] / Russell M. Trevino, editor
| Alaskan native villages threatened by erosion [[electronic resource] /] / Russell M. Trevino, editor |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/921809798 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | TrevinoRussell M |
| Collana | Environmental science, engineering and technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Emergency management - Alaska
Relocation (Housing) - Alaska Erosion - Alaska Floods - Alaska Villages - Alaska Alaska natives - Government relations |
| ISBN | 1-61324-173-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- ALASKAN NATIVE VILLAGES THREATENED BY EROSION -- ALASKAN NATIVE VILLAGES THREATENED BY EROSION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 ALASKA BASELINE EROSION ASSESSMENT -- ABBREVIATIONS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- Summary of Findings -- Appropriate Responses -- 1.0. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. Study Authority -- 1.2. Study Purpose and Objectives -- 1.3. Related Reports and Studies -- 1.4. Report Organization -- 2.0. EFFORTS TO MANAGE EROSION -- 2.1. Individual Communities -- 2.2. State of Alaska -- 2.3. Federal Agencies -- 2.3.1. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- 2.3.2. Natural Resources Conservation Service -- 2.4. Collaborative Efforts to Manage Erosion -- 2.4.1. Newtok Planning Group -- 2.4.2. Immediate Action Working Group -- 3.0. STUDY DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY RISK RATING -- 3.1. Identification of Affected Communities -- 3.1.1. Technical Committee -- 3.1.2. Regional Outreach, Alaska Native Tribes, and Community Coordination -- 3.1.3. Identification of Communities with Erosion Issues -- 3.1.4. Findings from Analysis of Community Surveys -- 3.2. Assessing Community Erosion Issues -- 3.2.1. Erosion Information Papers and Detailed Erosion Assessments -- Detailed Erosion Assessments -- Erosion Information Papers -- 3.3. Rating Community Risk -- 3.3.1. Risk Rating Process -- Criteria Weighting Factors -- Calculation of Community Risk Rating -- Example -- 4.0. COMMUNITY PRIORITIZATON -- 4.1. Priority Category Development -- 4.2. Priority Action Communities -- 4.3. Monitor Conditions Communities -- 5.0. APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO EROSION -- 5.1. Summary of Appropriate Responses by Priority Designation -- 5.1.1. Priority Action Communities -- Types of Appropriate Responses -- Initiate Planning -- Continue Planning and Design Efforts -- Continue Construction -- Specific Appropriate Responses by Community -- 5.1.2. Monitor Conditions Communities.
5.1.3. Minimal Erosion Communities -- 5.2. Interim Measures -- 5.2.1. Riverine Expedient Measures -- 5.2.2. Coastal Expedient Measures -- 5.3. Programs for Erosion Control Assistance -- 5.3.1. State of Alaska -- 5.3.2. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- 5.3.3. Natural Resources Conservation Service -- 6.0. FLOODING RISKS -- 7.0. CONCLUSIONS -- 8.0. REFERENCES -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES: LIMITED PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE ON RELOCATING VILLAGES THREATENED BY FLOODING AND EROSION -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- BACKGROUND -- THE FLOODING AND EROSION THREATS TO VILLAGES HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETELY ASSESSED, BUT SOME THREATENED VILLAGES ARE EXPLORING RELOCATION OPTIONS -- Thirty-one Imminently Threatened Villages Have Been Identified, but the Threat Assessment Is Incomplete -- Twelve Imminently Threatened Villages Are Exploring Relocation Options for All of, or a Portion of, Their Existing Villages -- FEDERAL DISASTER PROGRAMS HAVE PROVIDED LIMITED ASSISTANCE TO VILLAGES, AND NO COMPREHENSIVE RELOCATION PROGRAM EXISTS -- FEMA Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Programs Have Provided Limited Assistance to Villages -- No Comprehensive Federal Relocation Program Exists, but Individual Agencies Are Providing Some Relocation Assistance, and Other Flooding and Erosion Mitigation Activities Are Ongoing -- MOST OF THE 12 VILLAGES EXPLORING RELOCATION OPTIONS HAVE MADE LIMITED PROGRESS -- Newtok Has Made the Most Progress of the 4 Villages That Will Likely Relocate All at Once -- Eight Other Villages Are Gradually Migrating to New Locations Over Time or Are Considering Options for Doing So -- LACKING A LEAD FEDERAL ENTITY TO PRIORITIZE AND COORDINATE ASSISTANCE, INDIVIDUAL AGENCY EFFORTS MAY NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE GROWING THREAT TO RELOCATING VILLAGES. Federal Agencies Use a Variety of Criteria to Provide Relocation Assistance, Which May Not Ensure That Villages in the Greatest Peril Get the Highest Priority -- The Lack of a Lead Federal Entity Has Become an Impediment to Village Relocation Efforts -- CONCLUSIONS -- MATTERS FOR CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION -- AGENCY COMMENTS -- APPENDIX I. ADDITIONAL KEY FEDERAL PROGRAMS THAT CAN ADDRESS FLOODING AND EROSION PROBLEMS -- APPENDIX II. COMMENTS FROM THE DENALI COMMISSION -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 THE STATE AND FEDERAL RESPONSE TO STORM DAMAGE AND EROSION IN ALASKA'S COASTAL VILLAGES -- INTRODUCTION - BACKGROUND (INFORMATIONAL) -- Chapter 4 THE STATE AND FEDERAL RESPONSE TO STORM DAMAGE AND EROSION IN ALASKA'S COASTAL VILLAGES -- INTRODUCTION -- MISSION AND AUTHORITY -- ALASKAN DISASTERS -- NORTHWEST STORM OF SEPTEMBER 2007 -- COASTAL EROSION AND DISASTER AUTHORITIES -- PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION PROGRAM -- HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM -- SCIENCE AND CLIMATE -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 5 THE STATE AND FEDERAL RESPONSE TO STORM DAMAGE AND EROSION IN ALASKA'S COASTAL VILLAGES -- INTRODUCTION -- PACIFIC OCEAN DIVISION -- CORPS OF ENGINEERS AUTHORITIES -- Specifically Authorized Studies and Projects -- Continuing Authorities Program -- Planning Assistance to States -- Other Corps of Engineers Authorities -- Alaska Specific Coastal Erosion Authorities -- CHALLENGES -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 6 THE STATE AND FEDERAL RESPONSE TO STORM DAMAGE AND EROSION IN ALASKA'S COASTAL VILLAGES -- Chapter 7 THE STATE AND FEDERAL RESPONSE TO STORM DAMAGE AND EROSION IN ALASKA'S COASTAL VILLAGES -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824186603321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Extreme weather in Alaska : state and federal response to imminent disasters in the Arctic : hearing before the Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, first session : field hearing in Anchorage, Alaska, September 13, 2013
| Extreme weather in Alaska : state and federal response to imminent disasters in the Arctic : hearing before the Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, first session : field hearing in Anchorage, Alaska, September 13, 2013 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 125 pages) : illustrations |
| Collana | S. hrg. |
| Soggetto topico |
Natural disasters - Alaska
Emergency management - Alaska Hazard mitigation - Alaska - Planning Climatic changes - Alaska Ethnoecology - Alaska Alaska Natives - Services for Environmental degradation - Alaska Intergovernmental cooperation - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Extreme weather in Alaska |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703540203321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fifty years since the great Alaska earthquake : the role of first responders in catastrophic disaster planning : hearing before the Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, field hearing in Anchorage, Alaska, April 4, 2014
| Fifty years since the great Alaska earthquake : the role of first responders in catastrophic disaster planning : hearing before the Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, field hearing in Anchorage, Alaska, April 4, 2014 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 55 pages) |
| Collana | S. hrg. |
| Soggetto topico |
Alaska Earthquake, Alaska, 1964
Emergency management - Alaska First responders - Training of - Alaska Intergovernmental cooperation - Alaska Emergency medical services - Utilization - Alaska |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Fifty years since the great Alaska earthquake |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703548003321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Prepare for emergencies in tribal nations : preparing makes sense for American Indians and Alaska Natives: get ready now
| Prepare for emergencies in tribal nations : preparing makes sense for American Indians and Alaska Natives: get ready now |
| Edizione | [[Alaska edition].] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : [FEMA], , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (2 unnumbered pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Soggetto topico |
Emergency management - Alaska
Indians of North America - Alaska |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Prepare for emergencies in tribal nations |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910707652103321 |
| [Washington, D.C.] : , : [FEMA], , [2011] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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